Sustainable Hertfordshire Fund

Criteria

Essential Criteria:

Please read through the full Eligibility Criteria and Terms & Conditions before applying, and contact Hertfordshire Community Foundation at [email protected] if you have any questions.

If your idea or project meets the eligibility criteria, you can apply for match funds up to 50% of your crowdfunding target (maximum award: £5,000).

The Sustainable Hertfordshire fund pledge will appear on your campaign page once your project has reached a minimum of 25% of your overall crowdfunding target from a minimum of 15 unique supporters. Other funders may also pledge towards your crowdfunding target, but you will still need to be supported by at least 15 unique supporters (make sure you read each +Extra funding partners criteria and terms & conditions as they may differ to this fund).

• Be local to Hertfordshire and benefit people who live or work in the county
• Be inclusive and accessible to everyone
• Have strong local support shown through a vibrant crowdfunding campaign
• Be completed within a year of the funds being awarded unless otherwise agreed
• Meet at least one of the desirable criteria
• Continue crowdfunding to meet your initial target, if approved for funding
• Serve communities within the council’s administrative area of Hertfordshire, with at least 75% of the people benefiting from the project living or working in that area

• Enabling your community to reduce their carbon emissions through better energy choices.
• Supporting your community to understand and tackle the effects of climate change.
• Improving the natural environment and protecting nature in your community.
• Initiatives to help local people to connect with their environment.
• Environmental improvements to community spaces.
• Reducing pollution and improving air quality.